Geraldine Rodschinka, Sergio Forcelloni, Felix M. Kühner, Sascha Wani, Henrick Riemenschneider, Dieter Edbauer, Andrew Behrens, Danny D. Nedialkova
{"title":"Comparative CRISPRi screens reveal a human stem cell dependence on mRNA translation-coupled quality control","authors":"Geraldine Rodschinka, Sergio Forcelloni, Felix M. Kühner, Sascha Wani, Henrick Riemenschneider, Dieter Edbauer, Andrew Behrens, Danny D. Nedialkova","doi":"10.1038/s41594-025-01616-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-025-01616-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The translation of mRNA into proteins in multicellular organisms needs to be carefully tuned to changing proteome demands in development and differentiation, while defects in translation often have a disproportionate impact in distinct cell types. Here we used inducible CRISPR interference screens to compare the essentiality of genes with functions in mRNA translation in human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPS cells) and hiPS cell-derived neural and cardiac cells. We find that core components of the mRNA translation machinery are broadly essential but the consequences of perturbing translation-coupled quality control factors are cell type dependent. Human stem cells critically depend on pathways that detect and rescue slow or stalled ribosomes and on the E3 ligase ZNF598 to resolve a distinct type of ribosome collision at translation start sites on endogenous mRNAs with highly efficient initiation. Our findings underscore the importance of cell identity for deciphering the molecular mechanisms of translational control in metazoans.</p>","PeriodicalId":18822,"journal":{"name":"Nature structural & molecular biology","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144603347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"V-ATPase assembly at leaky lysosomes","authors":"Alf Håkon Lystad","doi":"10.1038/s41594-025-01612-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-025-01612-7","url":null,"abstract":"Sudden loss of lysosomal acidity triggers a rapid response. Two studies now identify the metazoan RAVE (mRAVE) complex as essential for V-ATPase reassembly and activation under such conditions; map interactions between mRAVE and V-ATPase; and identify a link to CASM, a non-canonical autophagy pathway.","PeriodicalId":18822,"journal":{"name":"Nature structural & molecular biology","volume":"192 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144603100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neuronal VPS13D loss drives microglial activation","authors":"Himanish Basu, Coco Holliday, Isaac M. Chiu","doi":"10.1038/s41594-025-01623-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-025-01623-4","url":null,"abstract":"Efficient mitophagy is essential for neuronal health. A study now shows that loss of VPS13D in neurons impairs mitochondrial clearance, gasdermin E activation, mitochondrial DNA release and microglial STING signaling. This neuroimmune mechanism promotes microglial responses that lead to neuronal dysfunction and loss.","PeriodicalId":18822,"journal":{"name":"Nature structural & molecular biology","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144603101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ariel Isaacs, Guillermo Valenzuela Nieto, Xinghai Zhang, Naphak Modhiran, Jennifer Barr, Nazia Thakur, Yu Shang Low, Rhys H. Parry, James B. Barnes, Ronald Jara, Johanna Himelreichs, Yanfeng Yao, Camila Deride, Barbara Barthou-Gatica, Constanza Salinas-Rebolledo, Pamela Ehrenfeld, Jun Jet Hen, Noah Hayes, Devina Paramitha, Mahali S. Morgan, Christopher L. D. McMillan, Martina L. Jones, Trent P. Munro, Alexander A. Khromykh, Patrick C. Reading, Paul R. Young, Keith J. Chappell, Yi Shi, Dalan Bailey, Glenn A. Marsh, Sandra Chiu, Alejandro Rojas-Fernandez, Daniel Watterson
{"title":"A nanobody-based therapeutic targeting Nipah virus limits viral escape","authors":"Ariel Isaacs, Guillermo Valenzuela Nieto, Xinghai Zhang, Naphak Modhiran, Jennifer Barr, Nazia Thakur, Yu Shang Low, Rhys H. Parry, James B. Barnes, Ronald Jara, Johanna Himelreichs, Yanfeng Yao, Camila Deride, Barbara Barthou-Gatica, Constanza Salinas-Rebolledo, Pamela Ehrenfeld, Jun Jet Hen, Noah Hayes, Devina Paramitha, Mahali S. Morgan, Christopher L. D. McMillan, Martina L. Jones, Trent P. Munro, Alexander A. Khromykh, Patrick C. Reading, Paul R. Young, Keith J. Chappell, Yi Shi, Dalan Bailey, Glenn A. Marsh, Sandra Chiu, Alejandro Rojas-Fernandez, Daniel Watterson","doi":"10.1038/s41594-025-01598-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-025-01598-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus (HeV) are highly pathogenic henipaviruses without approved human vaccines or therapies. Here, we report on a highly potent bispecific therapeutic that combines an anti-fusion glycoprotein nanobody with an anti-receptor-binding glycoprotein (RBP) antibody to deliver a dual-targeting biologic that is resistant to viral escape. We show that the nanobody, DS90, engages a unique, conserved site within the fusion glycoprotein of NiV and HeV and provides neutralization and complete protection from NiV disease. Bispecific engineering of DS90 with the anti-RBP monoclonal antibody m102.4 results in neutralization, elimination of viral escape and superior protection from NiV disease compared to leading monovalent approaches. These findings carry implications for the development of cross-neutralizing immunotherapies that limit the emergence of henipaviral escape mutants.</p>","PeriodicalId":18822,"journal":{"name":"Nature structural & molecular biology","volume":"90 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144578076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wan-Yun Chiu, Yi-Hsun Wang, Ming-Chieh Lin, Chun-Chi Lai, Chia-Jung Yu, Fang-Jen S. Lee
{"title":"Glycerol mediates crosstalk between metabolism and trafficking through the golgin Imh1","authors":"Wan-Yun Chiu, Yi-Hsun Wang, Ming-Chieh Lin, Chun-Chi Lai, Chia-Jung Yu, Fang-Jen S. Lee","doi":"10.1038/s41594-025-01600-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-025-01600-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The golgins are long coiled-coil proteins involved in vesicular transport to the Golgi, a process that contributes to Golgi function and integrity. Previous studies have elucidated that their self-interaction and their interaction with small guanosine triphosphatase Arl1 are critical for their Golgi localization but other mechanisms regulating their localization are not identified. Here we report that glycerol promotes Golgi localization of Imh1, a prototypic yeast golgin. We found that various cellular conditions leading to reduced glycerol level release Imh1 from the Golgi and this release is reversed by restoring the intracellular glycerol level. Elucidating how glycerol regulates Imh1 localization, our results suggest that glycerol acts directly on Imh1 to fine-tune its conformation. Furthermore, we show that glycerol also promotes Golgi localization of a mammalian golgin. Thus, our findings reveal a previously unappreciated connection between intracellular metabolism and transport.</p>","PeriodicalId":18822,"journal":{"name":"Nature structural & molecular biology","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144578075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Returning home: fostering growth of Brazilian research","authors":"Sandra M. G. Dias","doi":"10.1038/s41594-025-01609-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-025-01609-2","url":null,"abstract":"Returning to Brazil to establish a research laboratory was a decision fueled by hope, resilience, and the desire to create impact, despite ongoing challenges. Choosing to invest in science at home demands a deep personal commitment and a realistic view of the opportunities and obstacles ahead.","PeriodicalId":18822,"journal":{"name":"Nature structural & molecular biology","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144547486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A generalizable multiplexed assay of variant effects for secreted proteins","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s41594-025-01583-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-025-01583-9","url":null,"abstract":"We created an assay to simultaneously measure the effects of variants in secreted proteins at scale. We used the assay to map the effects of all possible missense variants on factor IX secretion and γ-carboxylation. The resulting data reclassified more than 60% of variants of uncertain significance in hemophilia B.","PeriodicalId":18822,"journal":{"name":"Nature structural & molecular biology","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144478970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guangyan Miao, Tina M. Fortier, Haibo Liu, Dorothy P. Schafer, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, Junhao Mao, Eric H. Baehrecke
{"title":"Microglia promote inflammatory cell death upon neuronal mitochondrial impairment during neurodegeneration","authors":"Guangyan Miao, Tina M. Fortier, Haibo Liu, Dorothy P. Schafer, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, Junhao Mao, Eric H. Baehrecke","doi":"10.1038/s41594-025-01602-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-025-01602-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The failure to clear dysfunctional mitochondria, cell death and inflammation have been linked in neurodegenerative disease, but their relationship and role in these conditions is not fully understood. Loss of <i>Vps13d</i> prevents clearance of mitochondria, and mutations in human <i>VPS13D</i> have been associated with neurological movement disorders. To investigate the relationship between mitochondrial health, inflammation and neurodegeneration, we created a conditional <i>Vps13d</i>-knockout mouse. Loss of <i>Vps13d</i> in excitatory neurons resulted in behavioral changes and neurodegeneration. Vacuolar protein sorting 13D (VPS13D) deficiency also caused mitochondrial ultrastructural defects and dysfunction in neurons followed by gasdermin E processing, cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS)–stimulator of interferon response cGAMP interactor (STING) signaling, microglial activation and cell death. Gasdermin E localization with mitochondria in <i>Vps13d</i>-mutant neurons was required for elevated extracellular mitochondrial DNA that promoted activation of microglia. Depletion of microglia suppressed cell death and behavioral phenotypes but not mitochondrial changes in the neuron-specific <i>Vps13d</i>-knockout model, indicating that microglia promote cell death in this model of neurodegenerative disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":18822,"journal":{"name":"Nature structural & molecular biology","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144478976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chan Lee, Matthew J. G. Eldridge, Miguel A. Gonzalez-Lozano, Thomas Bresnahan, Zachary Niday, Donato Del Camino, Tao Fu, Joao A. Paulo, Magdalene M. Moran, Sophie Helaine, J. Wade Harper
{"title":"DMXL1 promotes recruitment of V1-ATPase to lysosomes upon TRPML1 activation","authors":"Chan Lee, Matthew J. G. Eldridge, Miguel A. Gonzalez-Lozano, Thomas Bresnahan, Zachary Niday, Donato Del Camino, Tao Fu, Joao A. Paulo, Magdalene M. Moran, Sophie Helaine, J. Wade Harper","doi":"10.1038/s41594-025-01581-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-025-01581-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lysosomes, central hydrolytic organelles, are regulated by ion flow, including calcium and protons, via transporters and channels to maintain an acidified lumen for hydrolytic activity. TRPML1, a lysosomal ion channel, effluxes cations upon activation, promoting rapid conjugation of ATG8 proteins to the lysosomal membrane in a process known as conjugation of ATG8 to single membranes (CASM). However, our understanding of how TRPML1 activation reorganizes the lysosomal proteome is poorly understood. Here, we identify DMXL1 as a key regulator of lysosomal homeostasis through quantitative proteomics of lysosomes during TRPML1 activation by the agonist MLSA5. DMXL1 is recruited to lysosomes and <i>Salmonella</i>-containing vacuoles, both in a CASM-dependent manner. As the mammalian ortholog of yeast Rav1, DMXL1 assembles with Rav2 ortholog ROGDI and WDR7, and associates with V0 and V1 subunits of the lysosomal V-ATPase. TRPML1 activation drives V1 subunit recruitment to lysosomes in a DMXL1- and DMXL2-dependent manner. DMXL1- and DMXL2-deficient cells display reduced V1-ATPase recruitment, increased lysosomal pH and diminished hydrolytic capacity. Using AlphaFold modeling supported by cross-linking proteomics, we identify interaction interfaces within the DMXL1–ROGDI–WDR7 complex, as well as an ATP6V1A binding interface in DMXL1, whose mutation affects interaction and function. Our findings suggest CASM-dependent DMXL1 recruitment, coupled with V-ATPase assembly, is critical for maintaining lumenal pH and lysosomal function in response to TRPML1 activation.</p>","PeriodicalId":18822,"journal":{"name":"Nature structural & molecular biology","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144305384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How protein disorder turns internal dynamics into a long-range regulatory switch","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s41594-025-01588-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-025-01588-4","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding how proteins are regulated remains a fundamental challenge in molecular biology. Our findings demonstrate how a flexible, disordered protein segment — an intrinsically disordered region — can remotely silence or activate protein function by tuning internal dynamics via an entropy-driven regulatory mechanism without structural change or direct protein contact.","PeriodicalId":18822,"journal":{"name":"Nature structural & molecular biology","volume":"103 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144296050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}